Kindly Martine

1760s

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Associated Names
Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist, French, 1723 - 1769

This is a drawing of a domestic scene with a large sculpture of a horse in the background. The drawing depicts a woman pouring liquid into a bowl or container held by a child, with a statue or sculpture of a horse draped in cloth in the background. Several other figures appear in various activities throughout the image, and the scene takes place in what seems to be an indoor setting, possibly an atelier or market. The area is bustling with activity; on the table to the right, there is an arrangement of items, and at the bottom, there are freshly plucked chickens and some game. The use of shading and line work gives depth and structure, allowing the viewer to perceive the movement and interactions within the space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with gray and brown wash

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.7 x 23.5 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.15.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francois Coty [1874-1934]; (sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 30 November-1 December 1936, no. I). Richard Owen, Paris; Samuel H. Kress 1937; gift 1963 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Eisler, Colin. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools Excluding Italian. Oxford, 1977: p.324: dK469, fig.287.

Wikidata ID

Q64619640

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